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Old 10-Jun-2010, 05:58 PM
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Exclamation 05 civic Coupe....BLOWN HEAD GASKET!!!!

Bull****, i knooww, you dont gotta tell me about it....

Need serious help!!!!honda is charging way too much...

Anyone know a a good trusted shop around the gta
that specializes in hondas nd that could really help me out....
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Old 10-Jun-2010, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by TricoCivic
Bull****, i knooww, you dont gotta tell me about it....

Need serious help!!!!honda is charging way too much...

Anyone know a a good trusted shop around the gta
that specializes in hondas nd that could really help me out....
email: hivelocitytuning@gmail.com
phone: 905-929-9677 - Andrew
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Old 10-Jun-2010, 06:21 PM
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I would recommend you check out.....
- Jeh @ Prospec
- Dave @ Defcon
- Altech (sponsor)
- John @ Foreign Speed
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Old 10-Jun-2010, 06:22 PM
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oh yeah, forgot about Andrew @ HiVelocity
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Old 10-Jun-2010, 07:46 PM
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Either hiVelocity or altech.
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Old 10-Jun-2010, 07:47 PM
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Andrew and I have done many.

Give one of us a call or email.
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Old 11-Jun-2010, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by chris_v2
Andrew and I have done many.

Give one of us a call or email.
These guys regularly give free advice on our mechanical forums. Having experienced ALOT of shady/shitty mechanics. A good sign of a good mechanic is one who is not quick to charge.
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Old 11-Jun-2010, 09:56 AM
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Hi Velocity tuning or defcon. I have no experience with altech, but they seem reputable, could also check them out.
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Old 11-Jun-2010, 10:39 PM
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Foreign Speed???? Are they next to ERT racing in Woodbridge?
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Old 14-Jun-2010, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by HabaneroRed06Si
These guys regularly give free advice on our mechanical forums.
I can personally attest to this ^^^

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Foreign Speed???? Are they next to ERT racing in Woodbridge?
Not sure, but Foreign Speed is at Highway 400 & Highway 7.
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Old 14-Jun-2010, 07:30 PM
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I would also recommend replacing the timing belt and water pump if it hasn't been changed recently and the thermostat while you're at it.

The 01-05 civics are kinda bad for headgaskets failing.

You'll want to resurface the cylinder head and honda recommends using new head bolts, this is why it costs so much to properly do a headgasket job. The head bolts are like $10 or so each from honda and resurfacing typically costs $100 or so, combined with the other parts required and the 5 hours (if I remember correctly) of labour the job pays a headgasket job can get expensive quick to have done properly. Sure you could probably get away with not resurfacing the head and re-using the old head bolts, but I do not recommend this at all.
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I would agree 99% with zeeman. Just don't get one thing, (and sorry for hijacking) why does Honda have different bolts for when you replace the head gasket? I understand that old bolts stretch, but they have 2 part numbers for an engine with a blown head gasket and one for not. The standard mill is like 0.0005-0.001" if I'm not mistaking, so why the difference in bolts?
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Old 15-Jun-2010, 09:14 AM
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i could be totally wrong and in the wrong ballpark, but i think its for people that have slightly warped heads and they use 2 headgaskets, so they need a longer bolt.
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Originally Posted by kaval
Not sure, but Foreign Speed is at Highway 400 & Highway 7.

Yes that is them, i seen that shop and i would not go their if i were you. How were you reffered to them? That whole complex is all really fishy with mechanic shops. Ive seen a 99-00 civic that was put together that was in 2 halves. I thought that was illegal to do.
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Ivan at igarage...Have an 02 sedan and just had the engine changed..I had piston ring problems from my last engine, and then rod knock...D17As are crappy...My car was made from Ontario so you never know...
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